January 2017 Intersession Courses

First day of class: January 3, 2017. Final exam day: January 20, 2017.

Each year we offer a mix of TigerTerm credit-bearing and non-credit bearing courses. Tuition for credit-bearing courses is calculated by multiplying the number of SCHs by the current Intersession TigerTerm graduate or undergraduate SCH rate. Note that the rate per SCH for these courses may be different, and usually lower, than that of the SCH rate charged for Fall, and Spring terms. Please click on this page's "Tuition and Fees" tab for this year's January TigerTerm SCH rates. Non-credit-bearing courses are billed on a per-course fee basis shown under the SCH column for the course. Non-credit bearing courses are identified by a course number that is less than 100.

The public speaking course is designed to equip the student with knowledge of the theories and principles necessary for formal public speaking. Informative and persuasive speeches are the focus with emphasis on organization, evidence, language use, strategy, delivery, and effective use of media aids. Public speaking is generally offered each semester.

The history and development of U.S. media, theoretical aspects of mass communications, the composition of media audiences, law and regulation of mass communications and how the media affect and are affected by society are presented.

An introduction to communication contexts and processes emphasizing both conceptual and practical dimensions. Participants engage in public speaking, small group problem solving and leadership, and writing exercises while acquiring theoretical background appropriate to understanding these skills.

Understanding criminology and social justice or injustice embodies a study of the social, cultural, and institutional responses to and effects of inequality in any society. The course embodies rigorous intellectual engagement through a structure that includes a foundation in social justice and community and the development of critical thinking about efforts to address social justice issues. The course explores the relationship between poverty and inequality with racial and ethnic discrimination. Students will develop strategies to address at least one issue that each student identifies during the course.

The goal of this course is to fill in gaps in student knowledge for those students who have completed CSCI 603 (Computational Problem Solving) during the immediately preceding fall semester with a grade of "B-", "C+" or "C". Specific topics include: expression of algorithms in pseudo-code and a programming language; elementary data structures such as lists, trees and graphs; problem solving using recursion; and debugging and testing, with a focus on the specific advanced topics that have been most challenging to the particular students enrolled. Assignments (both in class and homework) requiring a pseudo-code solution and implementation in a programming language are an integral part of the course. The course will meet 8 hours per week, in two-hour sessions four days per week.

The goal of this course is to fill in gaps in student knowledge for those students who have completed CSCI 605 (Advanced Object Oriented Programming Concepts) during the immediately preceding fall semester with a grade of "B-", "C+" or "C". Specific topics include: a quick overview of Java programming basics; event-driven programming; design patterns; distributed and concurrent programming; use, design and implementation of applications, with a focus on the specific advanced topics that have been most challenging to the particular students enrolled. Assignments (both in class and homework) requiring a solution to a problem and implementation in code are an integral part of the course. The course will meet 8 hours per week, in two-hour sessions four days per week.

The goal of the course is to provide graduate students who have taken CSCI 661 (Foundations of Computer Science Theory) during the immediately preceding fall semester and obtained a grade of "B-", "C+" or "C" the opportunity to fill in the gaps in their knowledge so that they may successfully carry on with graduate courses in the spring semester. As such, the course will give students additional experience in topics which include but are not limited to: discrete mathematics, DFAs and NFAs, regular expressions and Kleene's Theorem, Pumping Lemma for regular languages, CFLs and PDAs, Turing machines, decidability, and complexity, with a focus on the specific topics that have been most challenging to the particular students enrolled.
The course will meet 8 hours per week, in two-hour sessions, four days per week.

Microeconomics studies the workings of individual markets. That is, it examines the interaction of the demanders of goods and services with the suppliers of those goods and services. It explores how the behavior of consumers (demanders), the behavior of producers (suppliers), and the level of market competition influence market outcomes.

This section is taught in Dubai and restricted to students studying at RIT Dubai

This course gives students the opportunity to write in different creative genres such as fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. In producing a portfolio, students will learn concrete elements of craft and techniques of improvisation to generate creative work. The course uses readings, peer feedback, workshops, and collaborative brainstorming to develop and refine texts for the printed page and beyond.

This section is taught in Dubai and restricted to students studying at RIT Dubai

This course is for students who want to explore the techniques of a single genre of creative writing and add to their skills as a creative writer. Through reading and discussion, students will see their own writing in a larger context. Reading/reflection and writing/revision will be emphasized all semester. The focus will be on the creation of creative works and the learning of stylistic and craft techniques. Ongoing work will be discussed with peer editors, which will not only help students rethink their work but teach them to become better editors. Group critiques will provide the opportunity to give and receive helpful feedback. Each class will rely extensively on the creative writing workshop model, and will focus on a specific genre of print-based creative writing.
The course may be taken up to three times for a total of 9 credit hours, as long as the topics are different.

This course is an introduction to the cooperative educational placement process at RIT, the programs in the department and RIT resources. Topics include engineering technology vs. engineering, review of resources available at RIT, the co-operative education placement process, and the ethical expectations of employers for co-op students and RIT during a job search.

This section is taught in Dubai and restricted to students studying at RIT Dubai.

Special topics seminars offer an in-depth examination of current events, issues and problems unique to finance. Specific topics will vary depending upon student and faculty interests and on recent events in the business world. Seminar topics for a specific semester will be announced prior to the course offering. These seminars may be repeated for credit since topics will normally vary from semester to semester. (Instructor determined)

This section is taught in Dubai and restricted to students studying at RIT Dubai.

Special topics seminars offer an in-depth examination of current events, issues and problems unique to finance. Specific topics will vary depending upon student and faculty interests and on recent events in the business world. Seminar topics for a specific semester will be announced prior to the course offering. These seminars may be repeated for credit since topics will normally vary from semester to semester. (instructor-determined)

This section is taught in Dubai and restricted to students studying at RIT Dubai.

This is an introductory graduate-level survey course on research design/ methods and analysis. The course provides a broad overview of the process and practices of research in applied contexts. Content includes principles and techniques of research design, sampling, data collection, and analysis including the nature of evidence, types of research, defining research questions, sampling techniques, data collection, data analysis, issues concerning human subjects and research ethics, and challenges associated with conducting research in real-world contexts. The analysis component of the course provides an understanding of statistical methodology used to collect and interpret data found in research as well as how to read and interpret data collection instruments. CAST and HLTH graduate students only. Dept. approval.

This section is taught in Dubai and restricted to students studying at RIT Dubai.

The goal of this course is to encourage students to carefully analyze their responsibilities and commitments in the context of leadership for change affecting the good of the organization. The course goes beyond the study of leadership; it will focus the student on developing the specific leadership skills for HRD they will need to effectively lead organizations through change to achieve their visions and goals. Most importantly, it will guide students through a self-awareness process that will highlight their change leadership characteristics and help to establish a plan of action to increase these competencies. Course focuses on Human Resource Development applications and problem solving and not on Human Resource Management.

This course is principally a study of the calculus of functions of two or more variables, but also includes the study of vectors, vector-valued functions and their derivatives. The course covers limits, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and includes applications in physics. Credit cannot be granted for both this course and MATH-221.